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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 884 · 40 questions
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Writer's tip (Listen to the sounds): Rhymes end with the same sound: cat – hat, rain – train. A syllable is one beat: but-ter-fly has 3. A haiku has 3 lines: 5 syllables, then 7, then 5. Count every word’s beats and add them up.

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  1. 1.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) shell (b) cake (c) chain
  2. 2.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Green parrots chatter all day”     (a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 6
  3. 3.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) wing – white (b) light – white (c) light – stay
  4. 4.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) play – tray (b) night – tray (c) play – moon
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Bees hum near the pond
  7. 7.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  8. 8.Which word rhymes with “fog”? (a) cake (b) plain (c) frog
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cucumber”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Diyas glow at night”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.Which word rhymes with “my”? (a) noon (b) sky (c) dish
  12. 12.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The moon, round and white”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which word rhymes with “blouse”? (a) hat (b) house (c) shell
  14. 14.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – tree (b) look – book (c) balloon – book
  15. 15.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4
  16. 16.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) Diyas glow at night
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Hot chai in a cup”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – bat (b) sing – king (c) soon – king
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “cat”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  20. 20.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Mangoes in the sun”     (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6
  21. 21.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Morning bells ring out”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  22. 22.Which word rhymes with “mouse”? (a) bread (b) tray (c) house
  23. 23.Which word rhymes with “float”? (a) sea (b) coat (c) bell
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “jalebi”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “rake”? (a) bake (b) bed (c) soon
  27. 27.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) tell – boat (b) tell – bell (c) cat – bell
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) ring – sun (b) fun – sun (c) fun – tree
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) pie – red (b) bed – red (c) bed – dog
  33. 33.Which word rhymes with “train”? (a) brain (b) clay (c) red
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “mat”? (a) bat (b) balloon (c) swing
  35. 35.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) my (b) bee (c) cold
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  37. 37.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Stars blink one by one (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  38. 38.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  39. 39.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Bees hum near the pond (b) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (c) Rain taps on the roof
  40. 40.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) look – mouse (b) snake – cook (c) look – cook

Answer key

  1. chain
  2. 7
  3. light – white
  4. play – tray
  5. 2
  6. Children splash in muddy lanes
  7. 5
  8. frog
  9. 3
  10. 5
  11. sky
  12. 5
  13. house
  14. look – book
  15. 5
  16. Diyas glow at night
  17. 5
  18. sing – king
  19. 1
  20. 5
  21. 5
  22. house
  23. coat
  24. 3
  25. 3
  26. bake
  27. tell – bell
  28. 3
  29. 4
  30. fun – sun
  31. 3
  32. bed – red
  33. brain
  34. bat
  35. my
  36. 7
  37. Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  38. 7
  39. Old Grandpa naps in the shade
  40. look – cook

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